Spring-seat



- J. DAVIS.

SPRING SEAT.

N 247,319 Patnted Sept. 20,1881;

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JOHN M. DAVIS, OF ROCHESTER, INDIANA SPRING-SEAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 247,319, dated September 20, 1881.

Application filed May 26, 1881. (ModeL) To all whom it may concern H Be it known thatl, J OHN lvLDAVIs, of Rochester, in the countyof Fulton and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful 5 Improvementsin Spring-Seats; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, refer- H which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a top View of my improved wagon-seat, and Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre- 15 sponding parts in both figures.

This invention relates to spring-seats; and

it consists in certain improvements in the con- I struction of the same, which will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed In the drawings hereto annexed, A represents a suitable board or plank, forming the base or bottom of the seat.

B B are conical spiral coiled springs, which asshown', upon the board secured by staples O or A, to which they are The upper coil in any other suitable manner. of each spring is interlaced with the upper coils of the adjoining springs, as shown, so as wire mat, which forms the top of the seat. By thus interlacing the coils each individual securely in the proper position in which it is originally placed. a

spring is retained The back of the scat consists of a wooden rod, D, supported upon iron rods E E, bentat their lower ends, so as to project under the board A, to which they are secured by screws or bolts. The upper en'ds of the rods E are driven into the bar 1), and fastened by pins F, driven through said bar and through eyes G at the upper ends of rods E.

The arms of the seat are formed of round iroifiodsfl'fhfiit into Sshape,"as"shown,'and secured to the under side of board A and to the ends of bar D.

By this invention a simple, durable, and comfortable seat is provided, forv the top of which no covering is necessary, although, of course, any desired flexible or textile cover may be provided.

I am aware that coiled and spiral springs have been before used for various purposes, and such is not sought to be broadly covered in this application; but

What I do claim'1s-- The wagon-seat herein described, consisting of the base A, standards E, back D, spring' arms H, and interlocked and interwoven spiral springs B O, secured upon the base A, as and for the purposes set forth.

my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN M. DAVIS. Witnesses:

MILO B. SMITH,

JOHN W. IticKnL.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing 

